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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN: House Republicans likely to demand 1 year ACA delay and elimination of Medical Device Tax
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CNN: House Republicans likely to demand 1 year ACA delay and elimination of Medical Device Tax (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2013
OP
Their next demand will be the same as their last demand, but they'll make it 49 times.
1-Old-Man
Sep 2013
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JustAnotherGen
(31,813 posts)1. So be it
No more delays - they will just spend that year putting up legislation to overturn the ACA twenty times. Enough - so be it.
mucifer
(23,533 posts)2. Here's hoping our President won't cave.
Fingers crossed.
leftstreet
(36,106 posts)3. The employer mandate and caps-on-costs are already delayed
So why not delay the individual mandate?
brooklynite
(94,503 posts)5. Because to do so...
...will allow the Republicans an extra year to claim that it's "not working" without being able to show the success of millions of people signing up with the exchanges.
wandy
(3,539 posts)4. Ok, so thats their demand, for now. What will they demand next? nt
1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)6. Their next demand will be the same as their last demand, but they'll make it 49 times.